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覗く、覘く、窺く、臨く のぞく nozoku

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  1. Godan verb with 'ku' endingtransitive verb to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.)
  2. Godan verb with 'ku' endingtransitive verb to look down into (a ravine, etc.)
  3. Godan verb with 'ku' endingtransitive verb to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.)
  4. Godan verb with 'ku' endingtransitive verb to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at
  5. Godan verb with 'ku' endingtransitive verb to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.)
  6. Godan verb with 'ku' endingintransitive verb to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.); to peek through (sky through a forest canopy, etc.)
  7. Godan verb with 'ku' endingtransitive verb to examine (an expression); to study (a face)
  8. Godan verb with 'ku' endingintransitive verb archaic to face
    see: 臨む・2

Kanji in this word

peep, peek, come

Example sentences

彼は顕微鏡をのぞいていた。
kare ha kenbi kyou wo nozoi te i ta 。
He was looking through a microscope.
彼はその箱の中をのぞいた。
kare ha sono bako no naka wo nozoi ta 。
He looked into the box.
男は壁の隙間からのぞいた。
otoko ha kabe no sukima kara nozoi ta 。
The man peeped through a hole in the wall.
私は壁の裂け目から外を覗いた。
watakushi ha kabe no sakeme kara soto wo nozoi ta 。
I peeped out through a crack in the wall.
私はメアリーが店のウインドーをのぞいているのを見ました。
watakushi ha mearii ga mise no uindoo wo nozoi te iru no wo mi mashi ta 。
I saw Mary looking into a show window.
私の部屋を覗かないでよ。
watakushi no heya wo nozoka nai de yo 。
Don't look into my room.

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